# List of amphibians and reptiles of Nebraska

Thirteen species of amphibians and forty-seven species of reptiles are native to the U.S. state of Nebraska. This list only includes native species.

## Frogs and toads

Eleven species from five families, (Bufonidae, Hylidae, Microhylidae, Pelobatidae, and Ranidae), of frogs and toads are native to Nebraska.
* American bullfrog
* American toad
* Cope's gray tree frog
* Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad
* Great Plains toad
* Northern cricket frog
* Northern leopard frog
* Plains leopard frog
* Plains spadefoot toad
* Western chorus frog
* Woodhouse's toad
* American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
* American toad (Bufo americanus)
* Cope's gray tree frog (Hyla chrysoscelis)
* Great Plains narrow-mouthed toad (Gastrophryne olivacea)
* Great Plains toad (Anaxyrus cognatus)
* Northern cricket frog (Acris crepitans)
* Northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens)
* Plains leopard frog (Lithobates blairi)
* Plains spadefoot toad (Spea bombifrons)
* Western chorus frog (Pseudacris triseriata)
* Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii)

## Lizards

Ten species of lizards are native to Nebraska.
* Six-lined racerunner
* Five-lined skink
* Many-lined skink
* Great Plains skink
* Prairie skink
* Lesser earless lizard
* Slender glass lizard
* Pygmy short-horned lizard
* Sagebrush lizard
* Eastern fence lizard
* Six-lined racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineatus)
* Five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus)
* Many-lined skink (Plestiodon multivirgatus)
* Great Plains skink (Plestiodon obsoletus)
* Prairie skink (Plestiodon septentrionalis)
* Lesser earless lizard (Holbrookia maculata)
* Slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus)
* Pygmy short-horned lizard (Phrynosoma douglasii)
* Sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus graciosus)
* Eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)

## Salamanders

Two species of salamanders, both from family Ambystomidae, are native to Nebraska.
* Small-mouth salamander
* Tiger salamander
* Small-mouth salamander (Ambystoma texanum)
* Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)

## Snakes

Twenty-five species of non-venomous snakes (Colubridae) and four species of venomous snakes (Viperidae) are native to Nebraska.

### Non-venomous

* Black rat snake
* Bullsnake
* Coachwhip snake
* Common garter snake
* Common water snake
* Dekay's brownsnake
* Eastern hog-nosed snake
* Fox snake
* Glossy snake
* Graham's crayfish snake
* Great Plains ratsnake
* Lined snake
* North American racer
* Plains black-headed snake
* Plains garter snake
* Plains hog-nosed snake
* Prairie kingsnake
* Red-bellied snake
* Ring-necked snake
* Smooth green snake
* Speckled kingsnake
* Western milk snake
* Western ribbon snake
* Western terrestrial garter snake
* Western worm snake
* Black rat snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
* Bullsnake (Pituophis catenifer)
* Coachwhip snake (Masticophis flagellum)
* Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis)
* Common water snake (Nerodia sipedon)
* Dekay's brownsnake (Storeria dekayi)
* Eastern hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platirhinos)
* Fox snake (Pantherophis vulpinus)
* Glossy snake (Arizona elegans)
* Graham's crayfish snake (Regina grahamii)
* Great Plains ratsnake (Pantherophis emoryi)
* Lined snake (Tropidoclonion lineatum)
* North American racer (Coluber constrictor)
* Plains black-headed snake (Tantilla nigriceps)
* Plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix)
* Plains hog-nosed snake (Heterodon nasicus)
* Prairie kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster)
* Northern redbelly snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
* Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus)
* Smooth green snake (Opheodrys vernalis)
* Speckled kingsnake (Lampropeltis holbrooki)
* Western milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
* Western ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus)
* Western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans)
* Western worm snake (Carphophis vermis)

### Venomous

* Eastern copperhead
* Massasauga
* Prairie rattlesnake
* Timber rattlesnake
* Eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix)
* Massasauga (Sisturus catenatus)
* Prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
* Timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)

## Turtles

Eight species of turtles from four families, (Chelydridae, Emydidae, Kinosternidae, and Trionychidae), are native to Nebraska.
* Blanding's turtle
* Common snapping turtle
* False map turtle
* Ornate box turtle
* Painted turtle
* Smooth softshell turtle
* Spiny softshell turtle
* Yellow mud turtle
* Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)
* Common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina)
* Ornate box turtle (Terrapene ornata ornata)
* Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
* Smooth softshell turtle (Apalone mutica)
* Spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera)
* Yellow mud turtle (Kinosternon flavescens)